..Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) is a modern imaging method, free of ionizing radiation, which provides high-resolution display of individual organ systems and of the anatomy of the entire body...

Whole-body MRI for the staging and follow-up of patients with metastasis

..g., multiple cartilaginous exostoses). This article provides an overview of state-of-art whole-body imaging of the bone marrow and highlights present and potential future applications, especially in the field of WB-MRI...

Whole-body MRI at 1.5 T and 3 T compared with FDG-PET-CT for the detection of tumour recurrence in patients with colorectal cancer

..The objective of this study was to compare the accuracy in staging of various malignant tumors with whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) using parallel imaging (PAT) and positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT)...

..To analyze the impact of altered magnetic field properties on image quality and on potential artifacts when an established whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WB-MRI) protocol at 1.5 Tesla (T) is migrated to 3 T...

Whole-body imaging of the musculoskeletal system: the value of MR imaging

..g., muscle dystrophy). The following article gives an overview on state-of-the-art whole-body imaging of the musculoskeletal system and highlights present and potential future applications, especially in the field of whole-body MRI...

Measurement of perfusion and permeability from dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI in normal and pathological vertebral bone marrow

..The objective of our study was to evaluate quantitative dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) based on tracer kinetic modeling of perfusion in the differentiation of benign from malignant vertebral fractures...

Comparison of qualitative and quantitative evaluation of diffusion-weighted MRI and chemical-shift imaging in the differentiation of benign and malignant vertebral body fractures